Howard Victor TEMEROWSKI
Obituary
TEMEROWSKI, HOWARD VICTOR; of Greenville, formerly of Taylor and Hamtramck; died peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday, December 12, 2009, one day after his 79th birthday.
Howard was born December 11, 1930, in Detroit, to Victor and Viola (Jensen) Temerowski.
He lived in Hamtramck and had seven brothers and sisters, Walter (Dagmar), Clarence (Ann), Dolores (William) Hershkowitz, Earl (Godela), Richard (Rose), Robert (Marcia) and Barbara (Ron) Anikewich.
Howard later moved to Taylor, and in 1956 married Joan Irene Pringle.
They had four children, Lorraine Marie Temerowski, Shirley Anne (Dennis) Hayes, Linda Irene (Jack) Shell and Paul Robert (Mary) Temerowski. He was an energetic storyteller to his grandchildren, Lisa (Trevor) Doublestein, Andrea (Nicholas) Dekker, Brenton Howard Shell, PVT Heather Temerowski of the U.S. Army, David Hayes, Melissa Temerowski, Kristine Temerowski and Benjamin Shell; his great grandchildren are Berit and Marta Doublestein.
He is preceded in death by his daughter, Lorraine, his mother and father, his brother, Walter, sisters-in-law, Dagmar and Rose and brother-in-law, William.
He was a veteran of the Korean War, and enjoyed his career as a supervisor for the railroad industry. Howard spent 12 years on the Taylor Schools Board of Education and was a member of the Democratic Club, St. Charles Catholic Church, the Greenville Area Senior Center and the American Legion, Post 101.
He was proud of his Polish and Danish heritage, enjoyed discussing and learning about the railroad, playing cards and games and, most of all, he loved to tell jokes.
A private Catholic Service was held on Sunday with his children and grandchildren.
A private Burial Service will take place at St. Charles Catholic Cemetery, Greenville. A celebration of life lunch will be held 3 p.m. Sunday for Howard's friends at the American Legion, Post 101, Greenville.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to St. Charles Catholic Church of Greenville or the Greenville Area Senior Center.
Marshall Funeral Home www.marshallfuneralhomeinc.com of Greenville assisted the family.
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